World Correspondence Chess Championship
The World Correspondence Chess Championship determines the World Champion in correspondence chess. Men and women of any age are eligible to contest the title. The official World Correspondence Chess Championship is managed by the International Correspondence Chess Federation (ICCF).
The world championship comprises four stages: Preliminaries, Semi-Finals, Candidates' Tournament, and Final. ICCF tournament rules define which players can access each stage. The first-, second- and third-placed finishers from the previous Final, and the first- and second-placed finishers from the Candidates' Tournaments have access to the World Correspondence Chess Championship Final.
The ICCF also manages the Ladies World Correspondence Chess Championships, that comprises Semi-Finals and Final.
World Champions
Dates given are the period in which the final of the championship took place, as given on the ICCF website.[1]
N° | Years | Champion | Runner-up |
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01. | 1950-1953 | ![]() | Harald Malmgren ![]() |
02. | 1956-1959 | ![]() | Lucius Endzelins ![]() |
03. | 1959-1962 | ![]() | Piotr Dubinin ![]() |
04. | 1962-1965 | ![]() | Georgy Borisenko ![]() |
05. | 1965-1968 | ![]() | Jaroslav Hybl ![]() |
06. | 1968-1971 | ![]() | Vladimir Zagorovsky ![]() |
07. | 1972-1976 | ![]() | Jozef Boey ![]() |
08. | 1975-1980 | ![]() | Vladimir Zagorovsky ![]() |
09. | 1977-1983 | ![]() | Fritz Baumbach ![]() |
10. | 1978-1984 | ![]() | Juan Morgado ![]() |
11. | 1983-1989 | ![]() | Gennadi Nesis ![]() |
12. | 1984-1991 | ![]() | Josef Franzen ![]() |
13. | 1989-1998 | ![]() | Eric Bang ![]() |
14. | 1994-2000 | ![]() | Ove Ekebjaerg![]() |
15. | 1996-2002 | ![]() | Joop van Oosterom![]() |
16. | 1999-2004 | ![]() | Rudolf Maliangkay![]() |
17. | 2002-2007 | ![]() | Wolfgang Rohde![]() |
18. | 2003-2005 | ![]() | Hans Elwert![]() |
19. | 2004-2007 | ![]() | Frank Gerhardt![]() |
20. | 2004-2011 | ![]() | Stefan Winge![]() |
21. | 2005-2008 | ![]() | Alexander Ugge![]() |
22. | 2007-2010 | ![]() | Jürgen Bücker![]() |
23. | 2007-2010 | ![]() | Thomas Winckelmann![]() |
24. | 2009-2011 | ![]() | Hans-Dieter Wunderlich![]() |
25. | 2009-2013 | ![]() | Richard Hall![]() |
26. | 2010-2014 | ![]() | Florin Serban![]() |
27. | 2011-2014 | ![]() | Matthias Kribben![]() |
28. | 2013-2016 | ![]() | Horacio Neto![]() |
29. | 2015-2018 | ![]() | Jacek Oskulski![]() |
30. | 2017-2019 | ![]() | Enver Mikhailovich Efendiyev![]() |
Ladies World Champions

N° | Years | Champion | Runner-up |
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01. | 1968-1972 | ![]() | Gertrude Schoisswohl![]() |
02. | 1972-1977 | ![]() | Olga Rubtsova![]() |
03. | 1978-1984 | ![]() | Merike Rotova![]() |
04. | 1984-1992 | ![]() | Nina Orlova![]() |
05. | 1993-1998 | ![]() | Ingrida Priedite![]() |
06. | 2000-2005 | ![]() | Maja Zelcic![]() |
07. | 2002-2006 | ![]() | Mary Jones![]() |
08. | 2007-2010 | ![]() | Marie Bazantová![]() |
09. | 2011-2014 | ![]() | Maria Lisitcina![]() |
10. | 2014-2017 | ![]() | Tetiana Moyseenko![]() |
ICCF World Cup
Nr. | Years | Champion |
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01. | 1973-1977 | ![]() |
02. | 1977-1983 | ![]() |
03. | 1981-1986 | ![]() |
04. | 1984-1989 | ![]() |
5A. | 1987-1994 | ![]() |
5B. | 1987-1994 | ![]() |
06. | 1994-1999 | ![]() |
07. | 1994-2001 | ![]() |
08. | 1998-2002 | ![]() |
09. | 1998-2001 | ![]() |
10. | 2001-2008 | ![]() |
11. | 2008-2011 | ![]() |
12E | 2005-2007 | ![]() |
12P | 2009-2013 | ![]() |
13. | 2009-2012 | ![]() |
14. | 2009-2012 | ![]() |
15. | 2012-2015 | ![]() |
16. | 2013-2016 | ![]() |
17. | 2014-2017 | ![]() |
See also
References
- History World Championship
- World Championship 01 Final
- World Championship 02 Final
- World Championship 03 Final
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- World Championship 19 Final
- World Championship 20 Final
- World Championship 21 Final
- World Championship 22 Final
- Stephan, Ulrich, www.iccf.com
- World Championship 23 Final
- Šemrl, Marjan
- World Championship 24 Final
- Finocchiaro, Fabio
- World Championship 25 Final
- Langeveld, Ron
- World Championship 26 Final
- World Championship 27 Final
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- World Championship 29 Final
- World Championship 30 Final
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